Hey South Shore, St. Patrick's Day fell on a Tuesday this year and the energy is still carrying into the weekend.

The green is still up in the pub windows, the shamrock flags are still catching the wind along Main Street, and our community has zero interest in letting the weekend be ordinary. Saturday alone runs from a vineyard hooley in Sayville to a Neil Young tribute in Bay Shore to three 90s bands at a Patchogue brewery, and none of them overlap. Sunday closes it out with the Goonies, live conversation, and a free afternoon concert that's worth the drive to Bay Shore Middle School. Pick your nights, plan accordingly, and let the South Shore carry the rest of the month out right.

Mike DelGuidice, who tours with Billy Joel's band, steps into the role of Paul, and Joe DeJesu takes on John in what is essentially a multimedia argument about who wrote the better half of the catalog. This is not a generic tribute show. It's a structured concert with a genuine premise, strong musicianship, and the kind of Bay Shore evening that fills Boulton's room and keeps people talking after. Friday night, start of a great weekend, and DelGuidice alone is worth the ticket.

When: Friday, March 20 | 8:00 PM
Where: Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, Bay Shore
Price: $$+
🎟️ Reserve your seats.

The Goonies turns 41 this year and it still holds. Patchogue Theatre screens the full film, then Corey Feldman and Kerri Green, Mouth and Andy themselves, take the stage for a live conversation and Q&A. It is the kind of event that makes you text three people immediately after you see it in the lineup. Sunday night at 7, the theatre on Main Street, and a room that is going to be loud with the right kind of nostalgia.

When: Sunday, March 22 | 7:00 PM
Where: Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, Patchogue
Price: $$+
🎬 Grab your tickets.

Seven hours on the Sayville property, live Irish music from Buoy 34 from 1 to 4 PM, and the kind of Saturday afternoon that earns the drive without any convincing needed. Loughlin has a way of making its outdoor events feel like the whole neighborhood decided to gather at the same time, and the Irish Hooley is one of its best excuses to do exactly that. March in Sayville, sunshine or overcast, this is where you want to be in the afternoon.

When: Saturday, March 21 | 12:00–7:00 PM
Where: Loughlin Vineyard, Sayville
Price: Free
🍷 Plan your afternoon.

Don Medardo brings a cumbia sound with a live following that packs venues. Stereo Garden on a Friday night is already a reliable anchor for the Patchogue music scene, and this one adds a Latin energy that the South Shore does not see every weekend. If you have never been to a cumbia show, this is a solid introduction. If you have, you already know what Friday looks like.

When: Friday, March 20 | 9:00 PM
Where: Stereo Garden, Patchogue
Price: $$+
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Three acts, no cover, and a set list that reads like a late 90s playlist you made on Napster. Hella Doubt opens, Blink-180-Who?! follows, and Third Eye Blind acoustic closes it out. Blue Point Brewing on a Saturday night is already a comfortable room, and free entry with three tribute acts makes this an easy yes for anyone who spent the decade in question wearing cargo shorts and going to Warped Tour.

When: Saturday, March 21 | 7:00 PM
Where: Blue Point Brewing Co., Patchogue
Price: Free
🎸 Check the venue.

Tiny Raccoon Books in Sayville is hosting a three-hour meet and greet with local children's author Caitlin Roeder, and it runs right through the heart of Saturday afternoon. It is a natural pairing with the Loughlin Vineyard Hooley nearby if you want to split the day between something for the kids and something for the adults. Small bookshop energy, a local author, and free admission make this an easy Saturday plan.

When: Saturday, March 21 | 1:00–4:00 PM
Where: Tiny Raccoon Books, Sayville
Price: Free
📚 See the event page.

The Island Symphony Orchestra presents an afternoon concert built around guest artist Nina Bernat on double bass, and the program leans into the full sweep of the Romantic period. Sunday from 2 to 4:30 PM, free admission, and a school auditorium that seats a real crowd. This is the kind of afternoon that reminds you that excellent live classical music is available right here without a ticket price or a drive into the city.

When: Sunday, March 22 | 2:00–4:30 PM
Where: Bay Shore Middle School, Bay Shore
Price: Free
🎻 Register through Eventbrite.

First day of spring weekend, and Carlls River needs a little help after a long winter. This is a hands-on outdoor cleanup along one of Babylon's most familiar waterways, and it is the kind of morning that gives kids a real sense of what it means to take care of the place where they grow up. Bring gloves, wear layers, and leave Babylon a little cleaner than you found it.

When: Saturday, March 21
Where: Babylon (see event page for meeting point)
Price: Free
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The Babylon Chorale performs inside one of Bay Shore's most beautiful spaces, a Sunday afternoon program built around the theme of love and longing. It runs from 4 to 6 PM and sits at a comfortable price point, which makes it one of the better values on the weekend calendar. Choral music in a historic church on the water side of Bay Shore is exactly the kind of thing that earns the easy yes.

When: Sunday, March 22 | 4:00–6:00 PM
Where: St. Peter's by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, Bay Shore
Price: $
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Saturday night at Boulton is a Neil Young tribute, and Broken Arrow does not take a casual approach to the catalog. The room at Boulton is sized right for this: close enough to feel the acoustic moments, big enough to hold the electric ones. Neil Young songs reward a room that is actually listening, and Boulton tends to draw exactly that kind of crowd. A good Saturday night anchor for Bay Shore.

When: Saturday, March 21 | 8:00 PM
Where: Boulton Center for the Performing Arts, Bay Shore
Price: $$+
🎤 Reserve your seats

Horse racing on film, live betting, and a room full of people treating a Saturday night fundraiser like a proper night out. The Ladies Auxiliary knows how to run this one, and at a comfortable price it sits squarely in the date night budget without feeling like a stretch. Good energy, a cause worth supporting, and a format that keeps the whole table engaged.

When: Saturday, March 21 | 5:30 PM
Where: North Patchogue Fire Department Ladies Auxiliary, Patchogue
Price: $
🐴 Get the details.

Freestyle music, the kind that defined Long Island dance floors from the late 80s through the 90s, gets a full Saturday night at 89 North. The crowd that turns out for these events knows every word, the energy builds fast, and Patchogue's best small venue delivers the room and the sound system for it. Doors at 7 PM, which means the night has room to run.

When: Saturday, March 21 | 7:00 PM
Where: 89 North Music Venue, Patchogue
Price: $$
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Neighbors, causes, and a few good reasons to leave the house this weekend.

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